After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 172: A Servant Daring to Jack Up the Price

The matter with the Qingcheng Sect was also a headache for Gu An.

The situation seemed to have gotten complicated.

People from Outer Peak seemed to have some ideas.

Although Outer Peak had no authority to enforce laws, they had the power to assign tasks.

Asking him to meet with someone from the Qingcheng Sect was not out of the question.

Therefore, it was imperative to increase his cultivation as quickly as possible before the problem arose.

Gu An glanced at the panel.

[Name: Gu An]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Early Stage]

[Status: Poisoned]

[Magic: 38/50]

[Hard Cultivation: 40/100]

The value for magic was nearly full.

He could attempt to advance this month.

Ten days later.

Mid-August.

Gu An once again completed a logging task.

He hadn’t yet approached the second group’s task, but his magic was complete.

It was time for him to try to advance.

That night.

Gu An decided to comprehend the Vertical Earth Golden Light.

Landing turns to golden light, breaking illusions, with fewer restraints.

The brightness of the light dimmed from bright to dark.

The dimmer the light, the faster the speed.

And the golden light could break open restraints, even dissolve traps.

To completely master the golden light was to achieve Perfect Success.

For safety’s sake, Gu An scattered out red beans.

Planting Beans into Soldiers.

Nine Red Armor Soldiers positioned themselves around the room, vigilant of the surroundings.

With that, Gu An extracted the values.

The dream appeared once again.

Vertical Earth Golden Light was not a particularly difficult technique.

Three months later, golden light appeared in his body.

Three years later, his footsteps were steady and smooth.

Nine years later, the golden light merged with his footsteps.

Step by step, golden light.

Gone in an instant.

Vertical Earth Golden Light, a beginner’s entry.

With this, Gu An emerged from the dream, feeling the golden light in his body, then got up and took a few steps.

Now he had a feeling that if he wished, he could move quickly.

Faster than the earlier Hundred Steps Chasing Wind.

Even faster than the Golden Core Sword technique.

In a fight, it could also be integrated into close combat.

With this, Gu An took a deep breath.

Just starting out and once reaching Perfection, the speed would be almost unmatched in the Golden Core realm.

Early in the morning.

Gu An wanted to continue logging.

But as soon as he stepped out, he saw Song Feng.

Somehow he had returned and was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea.

Seeing Gu An, he gestured with a wave, "Come and sit."

Gu An performed the greeting ritual: "I see you, team leader."

"Would you like some tea?" He made an inviting gesture.

Gu An sat down and shook his head, "I hardly ever drink it."

He had no interest in it, and at home, they never brewed any; when Chu Meng wanted to drink, he just poured a cup of water.

"I heard that at the beginning of the month, it was you who went to negotiate with the Qingcheng Sect’s people?" Song Feng went straight to the point.

Gu An had guessed that this was the reason for his visit.

"Yes," he nodded.

"They didn’t show up?" Song Feng asked again.

"Mhm," Gu An responded.

"Now their people want to see you, they want to ask you some questions," Song Feng said as he poured Gu An a cup of tea:

"They suspect it was you who did the killing. Do you have anything to say?"

"Nothing to say," Gu An shook his head.

"It’s troublesome," Song Feng said seriously. "Once it’s known that you killed a client, it could be a big deal or nothing."

Gu An remained calm and did not speak.

Song Feng sighed and said:

"The Manager used this incident as leverage in negotiating with the people from Qingcheng Sect about the previous issue. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Simply put, they want to meet you, so that the follow-up to that matter can be resolved."

"When do I go?" Gu An asked.

"The specifics are still being considered by the other party, but their intentions are clear. They say you killed the person, which is why they say the person didn’t go.

Now they’re implying to avoid dealing with the aftermath, they might as well just kill the person.

This kind of accusation, Outer Peak can’t carry.

So what the real situation is, I have no idea.

What do you think?" Song Feng asked.

He was curious whether Gu An really was the killer.

Gu An pondered for a long time before shaking his head.

In fact, he wanted to ask whether Law Enforcement Hall would intervene if someone killed members from another Sect.

Logically, they shouldn’t intervene, but since the victim was a client, they just might.

But isn’t Outer Peak worried about making a big fuss, why isn’t Qingcheng Sect afraid?

Seeing that he couldn’t get anything out of Gu An, Song Feng told him to go back to his own affairs.

Once Gu An left, Duanmu Qingping and the others came in.

They were curious whether Gu An was the murderer.

"Actually, given all past occurrences, Gu An is very likely," Song Feng said.

"That doesn’t make sense. He’s already in trouble himself, if he kills again because of this, wouldn’t he be pushing himself into an abyss?

Who would kill at this time?" Duanmu Qingping said earnestly. "I was suddenly called back, I think the person who hastened this event might be the murderer.

It’s probably done to frame Gu An, then use it to seek revenge on him."

"Then why not kill Gu An directly instead of killing two Golden Cores?" Cao Yuanfei said.

They didn’t know.

This matter, they could only see how the higher-ups would handle it.

This time, for logging, Gu An didn’t seek out the second team proactively; he waited for the other side to approach him, making it easier to raise the price.

As expected, they came by midday.

And Gu An raised the price to a hundred Spirit Stones.

Upon hearing this, they were somewhat displeased.

They felt it was unreasonable that the price had jumped from fifty last month to a hundred this month.

This was simply raising the price arbitrarily.

Wei Wei was furious but eventually said he would discuss it with his seniors.

He came back soon after.

Then said it was acceptable, but they wanted to pay half upfront and the other half at the end of the month.

Gu An looked at them, feeling this scene was somewhat familiar.

Nevertheless, he readily agreed.

The next day, Gu An received feedback from the Ring of Destiny.

"[Yesterday at noon, Wei Wei was very angry upon learning that you raised the price. After finding his senior brother, the senior brother even ridiculed that a woodcutter really thinks too highly of himself. It’s just that they hired you to log; a pauper is just a pauper, still bargaining on top.

A hundred Spirit Stones is not much, but they can only give, not you demand.

Another Golden Core scoffed, said they are the employers, they are your masters. If they are willing to give more, it’s their generosity, but if you ask for more, you’re just being greedy.

So they decided to give half and withhold half.

At the end of the month, they will hold the decision power, and only if you do the next month’s work, can that withheld half be paid.

By then, you will continue logging for them for the sake of half the Spirit Stones, and be a good, obedient servant.

A person despised by the Sect, every step you take is like walking on thin ice, causing more trouble might mean complete disaster.

Especially since both Outer Peak and Qingcheng Sect will bully you.

Do you dare to become an enemy of the world?

You won’t have any place to stay.]"

Looking at the feedback from the Ring of Destiny, Gu An remained silent.

Continued logging.

The people from the second team, or those from Qingcheng Sect.

He might not be able to cope with either.

He must first enhance his strength.

Right now, he desperately wanted to improve his cultivation.

However, he still couldn’t improve his cultivation by the end of the month.

So he first had to face the people from the second team.

End of the month.

Gu An received news from Outer Peak, saying that people from Qingcheng Sect were coming in early September.

Gu An was also informed to be ready to face Qingcheng Sect in three days.

Additionally, Gu An delivered the last axe to the second team.

This time it wasn’t the Perfect Foundation Establishment Wei Wei who came.

But a man in the Early Stage of Golden Core.